{"product_id":"mr-jeffersons-women-9781400078578","title":"Mr. Jefferson's Women","description":"From the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eA Wilderness So Immense \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a pioneering study of Thomas Jefferson's relationships with women, both personal and political. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author of the Declaration of Independence, who wrote the words \"all men are created equal,\" was surprisingly uncomfortable with woman. In eight chapters, Kukla examines the evidence for the founding father's youthful misogyny, beginning with his awkward courtship of Rebecca Burwell, who declined Jefferson's marriage proposal, and his unwelcome advances toward the wife of a boyhood friend. Subsequent chapters describe his decade-long marriage to Martha Wayles Skelton, his flirtation with Maria Cosway, and the still controversial relationship with Sally Hemings. A riveting study of a complex man, \u003ci\u003eMr. Jefferson's Women \u003c\/i\u003eis sure to spark debate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400078578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.24w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/23\/2008 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jon Kukla","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43799768694965,"sku":"9781400078578","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9e253dbd-78bd-417e-b023-f078e4c1f037.jpg?v=1711478140","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mr-jeffersons-women-9781400078578","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}